Job Description

My client is a global manufacturer of consumer products and a leader in their market. With manufacturing sites in all corners of the globe, they are well situated to service the needs of their customers on a worldwide basis.

Due to expansion and growth, they are no looking to expand their supply chain team and recruit a new Demand Manager to manage the creation of the demand plan and support the commercial teams in the sign off processes through analysis and challenge. To oversee the control of actual demand to ensure an appropriate fit with the demand plan. Operate as the supply chain member of the local business unit team, identify opportunities and risk to current and potential supply and business partner multiple BU's supporting requests and information, facilitate business solutions from the master planners as appropriate. Direct the commercial decision making regarding response to business opportunity management.

Key responsibilities

Business partner BUD's, support achievement of their objectives whilst driving the development of SCP and improving the integrity of the planning cycle

Act as the interface between commercial and the extended supply chain by bringing clarity of commercial requirements to the supply chain team and options and solutions from supply chain to the commercial teams, facilitate supply solutions with the Master Planners

Lead and educate the commercial teams on the implementation of integrated business planning

Work on the Development and improvement of demand planning processes and integration with other areas of the business

Support BU discussions on complexity, representing the entire supply chain with an understanding of multi-dimensional complexity impacts

Support business projects and link with Strategic Marketing, integrating these into the Demand plan where possible

Create, maintain, validate and agree accurate and detailed demand plans with the BU

Lead the monthly BU Demand Review and ensure sign-off by BU Director

Represent the BU alongside the BUD and Finance representative in the monthly performance review

Work with the master planner to ensure a balanced weekly plan

Represent commercial when trade-offs are required to balance the plan

Management of CSL recovery process when necessary

Manage processes to identify abnormal demand

Lead and develop a team of Demand Planners

Candidate Requirements

Qualification

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Formal Supply Chain Planning qualification is a major plus

Fluent in English, other languages are beneficial

Experience

A minimum of 5 years management experience at a senior level.

Job specific competencies

This role involves significant travel, due to the location accountabilities

Credible and confident communicator (written and verbal) at all levels

Understands and is able to use software and other business information to expertly compile, analyse and interpret data to produce comprehensive financial cost to serve models

Gravitas, with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships

Can use Word and PowerPoint to “intermediate” standard and Excel to “advance”

Has a highly developed sense of commercial awareness and uses this to make sound decisions, recommendations and/or propose alternatives which recognise a range of complex business, commercial, technical and financial factors

Work accurately in a demanding environment

Self-motivated with the ability to work proactively using own initiative

Strong interpersonal skills are also essential to effectively interact with all teams and all levels of business affecting the Demand forecast process